Genus

Tailed Blue Metalmarks

Rhetus

3 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyRiodinidae (Metalmark Butterflies)
GenusRhetus (Tailed Blue Metalmarks)

Species in this group

Rhetus periander

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Rhetus arcius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rhetus dysonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tailed Blue Metalmarks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	~30%
	Periander Metalmark			~20%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
2	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~30%
	Periander Metalmark			~30%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 3	~30%
	Periander Metalmark			~20%
	Blue Doctor			~10%
4	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Periander Metalmark			~20%
5	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~20%
	Periander Metalmark			~20%
6	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~20%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
	Blue Doctor			~10%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~20%
	Periander Metalmark			~20%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~20%
	Periander Metalmark			~20%
9	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~20%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
11	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
12	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Blue Doctor			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~30%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~20%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
2	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~20%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~20%
3	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 3	~20%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
	Blue Doctor			<5%
4	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
5	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
6	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
	Periander Metalmark			<5%
7	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
8	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	~10%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
9	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
10	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Periander Metalmark			~10%
11	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
12	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	~10%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			~10%
13	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Long-Tailed Metalmark			<5%

Tailed Blue Metalmarks

Species in this group

Periander Metalmark

Long-Tailed Metalmark

Blue Doctor

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tailed Blue Metalmarks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked